Desert Christian is 7-0 against Duncan since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Desert Christian Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Duncan Wildkats at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Desert Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over San Manuel. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Desert Christian.
Bennett Vondrak made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Vondrak was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Vondrak wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Yarger, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Duncan made easy work of Patagonia on Friday and carried off a 12-2 victory.
Like Desert Christian, Duncan also got a great game from a two-way player: Ethan Hernandez. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taygan Jensen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Adriano Burrola was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Desert Christian's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Duncan, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
Everything went Desert Christian's way against Duncan in their previous meeting back in March as Desert Christian made off with a 16-2 win. Will Desert Christian repeat their success, or does Duncan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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